H.R. 7446

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7446 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7446

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
provide that grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
Grant Program may be used for gun safe giveaway programs, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2026

Ms. Pettersen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
provide that grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
Grant Program may be used for gun safe giveaway programs, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Community Firearm Safety Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. GUN SAFE GIVEAWAY PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER BYRNE GRANTS.

Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``(J) Programs to provide gun safes (or other 
devices that are designed to be or can be used to store 
a firearm and that are designed to be unlocked only by 
means of a key, a combination, or other similar means) 
to individuals, at no cost to the individuals.''.
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